Safety Alert
Inadequate Preparations in Advance of Inclement Weather Results in Excessive Rig Damage and Risk to Personnel
Inadequate Preparations in Advance of Inclement Weather Results in Excessive Rig Damage and Risk to Personnel
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 415
- Emergency ResponseStructural and Asset Integrity
- Loss of station keepingStructural and asset integrityWell control
- Drilling
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
A drillship sustained substantial riser and related equipment damage during Hurricane Zeta after delayed evacuation and an emergency disconnect. No personnel casualties were reported. The alert recommends considering improvements to evacuation planning, well-securing procedures, shared emergency authority, weather communication, disconnect criteria and verification of equipment design limits.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Well control; kick control; loss of well control.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
BSEE Safety Alert 415. Themes: emergency response, structural and asset integrity.